Hey guys,
I just wanted to thank you guys for allowing Dreamcatchers to help out with Diakonos around 2 months ago. It was a great experience for me personally and I think it was really good to get outside the Penn bubble I usually find myself wrapped in. It was nice to do some of God's work outside the context of school and I really enjoyed the time we spent at Love Park
I remember the only person that I spoke at length with was a guy named Joe Clemons. Kathryn and I had the privilege of talking to him and I thought we had a great conversation. He didn't look like a smart guy but he knew a lot of stuff from his time as a TV repairman. He also showed us a couple of drawings for some of the inventions that he had in mind and then he drew a portrait of both Kathryn and I. Goes to show that you can't judge a book by its cover. I was glad that I had the chance to get to know him as well as the chance to pray for him. It was hard for me to pray for him because I don't pretend to know what its like to be homeless but I hope my prayers gave him a bit of hope.
Before I knew it, 2 hours had passed and it was time to go. However, looking back on my experience, I realized that I didn't get to talk to all the people that I gave sandwiches to; as they all swarmed me within the first 5-10 minutes of our arrival. I didn't have much of an opportunity to share anything related to Christ, as they would leave as soon as they received their brown bags. I was thinking that maybe a gospel track could be included in the paper bags, or at least contact info so that they know how to get to GCC? It would be a pity if they didn't know we were doing this because of God's love for them. Maybe you guys already thought of this but I just wanted to bring up the idea in case you guys haven't.
Thanks again and I'll see all you guys this upcoming school year!
Jabez
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Thanks, Jabez, for your thoughtfulness.
ReplyDeleteAs for not necessarily sharing the Gospel... yes, that is something we've thought about. Part of it is, well, we're trying to build relationships, and sometimes when you're just getting to know someone, you don't drop the G-bomb from the get-go. As much as possible, we try to make reference to our church and our mission of sharing Christ's love. A lot of people just pick up on it and ask, "Are you guys from a church? Are you Christians, or something?" In the end, pray hard, but remember God has his own timing... and he manifests his love in ways we can't even imagine.